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Republican lawmakers, at least in Colorado, are fond of pointing to America’s vast domestic fossil fuel reserves as a largely untapped means of ending the nation’s dependency on overseas energy imports.

Breaking news from The Washington Post: The U.S. ambassador in Kabul sent two classified cables to Washington in the last week expressing deep concerns about

A recent survey from Public Policy Polling shows Rep. Thad McCotter (R-Livonia) has very little support in his long-shot run for president, even in his home

President Obama’s 2012 campaign has a new senior adviser — a former lobbyist for the company pushing the Keystone XL pipeline, who also lobbied for Comcast throughout the period that the media conglomerate was seeking approval for its merger with NBC-Universal. The campaign hired Broderick Johnson of the lobbying firm Bryan Cave LLP this week. According to U.S.

Late last week, an amendment proposed by Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D), of New Mexico’s third district, attempting to alter a deal between the U.S.

Judging purely by his policy positions, Toomey is well to the right of the average Pennsylvania voter -- but throughout his career, he’s thrived on a personality that’s reasonable, upright, and, at times, downright boring.

Though the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing last week included lots of expressed concern that the USA Patriot Act compromises civil liberties, the version of

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan – The loudspeaker sounded a few minutes after the Hot Gun began firing. Attention on the FOB, the voice intoned.

State Rep. Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland (Pic by Mark Foley, via myfloridahouse.gov) The Florida Supreme Court yesterday ordered courts to changes their procedures, implementing new rules created by a 2011 law making it harder for minors to obtain a judicial bypass around the the state’s parental notification before abortion law. Judicial bypasses are a way of protecting young women from possible harm, particularly young women who fear they will be abused or kicked out of their homes if a parent finds out she was seeking an abortion.

The collision between environmental protection and coal extraction is nothing new to the Appalachian states, which are home to some of the largest coal deposits

The total number of claims to date is 31,225. Of those claims, only 1,935 -- just over 6 percent -- have been paid.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) vowed Tuesday that the Senate this year will consider controversial legislation allowing Americans to buy their

The New Mexico Independent’s Trip Jennings reports that Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) is getting in on some of that sweet, sweet executive privilege

The Washington Post reported in March that EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson was overruled by the White House in setting an ozone standard. Now, documents

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a longtime supporter of strict immigration enforcement, has made pushing for Arizona-style immigration legislation a central part

There was a minor hue and cry on the conservative blogs about 10 days ago, when the Pollster.com average showed President Obama’s approval rating dropping into

Thirty Minnesota and Wisconsin state legislators signed a letter urging their congressional delegations to vote against construction of a nearly $700 million bridge across the St. Croix River near Stillwater. The legislators, many of whom are from the states’ larger cities, said the bridge was simply too expensive.

The Centennial Institute conservative think tank at Colorado Christian University is hosting a “ Tribute to the Troops ” Monday, where the featured speakers will be Sarah Palin and General William “Jerry” Boykin.

One day after the Department of Homeland Security announced record-high deportations of illegal immigrants, ColorLines has a good story about some of the

Today, J.P. Morgan Chase revealed that it made a third-quarter profit of $4.4 billion, despite dwindling revenues. The bank set aside far less money -- $6.6

Yesterday we ran a post raising a red flag on Rep. Tom Davis’s (R-Va.) claim that his new, seven-figure consulting gig is not representative of the revolving

Here are two coinciding stories that indicate just how far removed public opinion is from economic reality. (1) The Democrats’ $787 billion economic stimulus